George II of Hesse-Darmstadt, German: Georg II von Hessen-Darmstadt (17 March 1605, in Darmstadt – 11 June 1661) was the Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt from 1626 to 1661. He was the son of Ludwig V and Magdalene of Brandenburg.
He married Sophia Eleonore of Saxony on 1 April 1627. From 1645 to 1648 he led the so-called Hessenkrieg against the Landgravine Amalie Elizabeth of Hesse-Kassel over the inheritance of the extinct line of Hesse-Marburg. This conflict resulted in the loss of Hesse-Marburg to Hesse-Kassel.
Children
- Louis VI (1630–1678)
- Magdalena Sybilla (3 September, 1631 – 5 August, 1651) Never married
- George (1632–1676), married Dorothea Augusta, Duchess of Holstein-Sonderborg
- Sophia Eleonore (1634–1663), married Landgrave William Christoph of Hesse-Homburg
- Elisabeth Amalie (1635–1709), married Philip William, Elector Palatine
- Louise Christine (15 January, 1636 – 11 November, 1697) Married Christoph Ludwig I, Count of Stolberg-Stolberg and had issue.
- Anna Maria (9 February, 1637 – 21 April, 1637) Died young
- Anna Sophia II, Princess-Abbess of Quedlinburg (1638–1683)
- Amalia Juliana (28 November, 1639– 20 December, 1639) Died young
- Stillborn daughter (1640)
- Henrica Dorothea (14 October, 1641 – 22 December, 1672), married Count John II of Waldeck-Landau
- John (24 November, 1642 – 22 February, 1643) Died young
- Augusta Philippina (29 December, 1643 – 4 February, 1672) Never married.
- Agnes (11 November, 1645 – 12 November, 1645) died young
- Marie Hedwig (1647–1680), married Duke Bernhard I of Saxe-Meiningen
Ancestry
References
- Georg II. , Landgraf von Hessen-Darmstadt (Biography in German)
- Wikisource: Allgemeine Deutsch Biographie "Georg II. (Landgraf von Hesse-Darmstadt)" (in German)
